getting better

Example Sentences

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I’ve been playing since I was 11, but I reached a point where I was getting better a lot slower than my brother was or than other people in my life.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Lorne Michaels, “SNL’s” longtime executive producer, said the renewal proved that the show “keeps getting better every week.”

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

"Huw had so much hope and he was looking forward to getting better and that's what kept him going for so long."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Yeisi Romero, a 44-year-old local government worker attending the rally, said the increases fell short of his expectations but that "things are getting better."

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

I wanted to lay out the facts, to say that even though I’d raised all that money and Fig was finally getting insulin, he wasn’t getting better like he should.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas